Western University’s ‘Language Awareness Campaign’ takes political correctness to the Nth degree

http://www.thecollegefix.com/ ^ | 10-10-2015 | Dave Huber

[100American]

Just when you think the speech police can’t get any nuttier, along comes Western University (London) and its “Language Awareness Campaign.”

“The point of the campaign,” as National Review’s Katherine Timpf reports, is “to warn against using language with an ‘inherently violent nature.’” But as the campaign’s Facebook page demonstrates, you may be scratching your noggin at some of the examples.

For instance, one should not say “I was ‘blind’ to something” because, natch, it “ignores the experiences of differently abled individuals”:

it continues...

[100American]

So widespread, I do not observe it and those who do are generally pretty haughty about it...

[smartyaz]

[Scrambler Bob]

Does a bear poop in the woods?

Depends on if he stands or squats.

[Neoliberalnot]

QUESTION DIVERSITY

[MeshugeMikey]

Question Differently Abled Individuals...they’re bound to offer a wider range of answers....

[Talisker]

PC claims of harm are non-falsifiable and indistinguishable from obsessive-compulsive neurosis.

[Lazamataz]

I actually go out of my way to offend people these days.

I should teach a course: ‘Using Words Like Erik the Red Used an Axe.”